Belfast Live enlisted the help of Dan - a doorman with a plethora of experience - just what kind of customers he sees on a night out

The Belfast bar/club-goers are as varied as the venues that they frequent.

Belfast Live enlisted the help of Dan (@dan_doorman) - a doorman with a lot of experience - to see just what kind of customers he sees on a night out.

Dan has experience in Dublin and Belfast and has worked the door on some of Belfast's best-known venues - student and otherwise.

By enlarge students in the city come and go without incident.

Some types of students - and not just scholars - he told us, stand out...

1. Best friend

We've all done this one at some point. Questions primed are: “Busy tonight mate?”, “What time did you start?”, “What time did you finish?”, “Do drunk people not get on your nerves?”

The answer to the last one? Well...

2. The loaner

A good time for doorstaff. When the loan comes in, all is right on campus. The staple diet of own-brand food is replaced with take aways and and branded shopping bags and takeaway coffees make an appearance in the Holylands.

For bouncers, this means cash-flush students have a lot less to worry about and have that extra spring in their step.

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3. Placement year

Not all placement students of course - but with a placement year can come an ego.